Chapter 45: Never Forget (2)
Li Guanqi shook his head, snapped back to reality, and continued his moves.
"Activate the effect of the hand card [Mementotaran Horse], this card is Special Summoned."
With a crisp cry, the seahorse monster leaped out from the summoning circle.
"Activate the other effect of [Horse], destroy this card, and send [Mementocannoot], [Memento Goblin], and [Mementotwitch] from my Deck to the Graveyard."
"Bang—"
The [Horse] shattered instantly, turning into three phantom images that sank into the Graveyard.
The Slit-Mouthed Woman gave a cold, sinister smile, stretching her giant mouth wide: "You love destroying your own cards that much?"
"It certainly is bizarre." Prompted by her remark, Li Guanqi thought that, in a sense, the Memento archetype truly was bizarre.
Constantly destroying your own cards, going in and out, back and forth.
It carried a thick aura of netherworld yin, yet possessed a strange beauty of reincarnation.
"Destruction—"
"Is for rebirth!"
Li Guanqi waved his hand forward: "Activate the other effect of [Mementotwitch]!"
"Destroy this card, and Special Summon [Mementocannoot] from the Graveyard!"
Mementocannoot slowly rose from the ground, its body formed of white bone, ferocious like a demon, yet occasionally flickering with the silhouette of an angel.
"Activate the effect of [Cannoot]."
"Destroy this card, and add [Underworld Fusion - Memento Fusion] from my Deck to my hand."
"Activate it, [Memento Fusion]!"
"Return [Mementocannoot], [Mementotwitch], and [Memento Dark Blade] from my Graveyard to the Deck."
"Fusion Summon!"
"Descend, [Underworld Ruler - Mementotlan]!"
Attack Points: 3000
As the summoning chant finished, lightning flashed and thunder roared across the domain. A huge, ferocious white bone phantom appeared in the sky, and restless spirits constantly rose from the surroundings.
The smile on the Slit-Mouthed Woman's face gradually vanished, her widened pupils filled with anxiety.
A high-sentience boss monster!
"Ah—" Mickey screamed in absolute excitement, "So cool!"
"So that's how you fuse them!"
This good-for-nothing hadn't even Fusion Summoned [Mementotlan] once in his previous seven matches. If he had managed to fuse it out even once, he wouldn't have ended up with a 0-7 record among the small fries.
"Such intense pressure..." Li Guanqi looked up at the giant figure high in the sky, couldn't help but marvel.
"Activate the effect of [Mementotlan]!"
"Send a [Mementotlan] from my Extra Deck, and [Cactus] and [Memento Fracture Dance] from my Deck to the Graveyard."
"Banish [Mementotlan] from the Graveyard, and add [Underworld Realm - Memento Palace] from my Deck to my hand."
"Activate [Underworld Realm - Memento Palace]."
"Activate the effect of the hand card [Hypnocorn], this card is Special Summoned. At this instant, activate its other effect."
"Use [Hypnocorn] and [Ghoul] on the field as materials."
"Fusion Summon!"
"Reveal yourself, [Memento Twin Dragon]!"
With a roar, lightning danced wildly around it, illuminating its ferocious white bone body and its raised dragon heads.
Li Guanqi continued: "Activate the effect of [Memento Twin Dragon]."
"Destroy this card, and add [Underworld Combined Dragon - Mementotlan Combined] and [Mementocannoot] from my Deck to my hand."
"At this very instant!"
"The effect of [Memento Palace] Special Summons [Goblin], the effect of [Twin Dragon] Special Summons [Hypnocorn], and the effect of [Cacoon] in the Graveyard triggers, Special Summoning this card!"
"Boom, boom, boom—"
Three pillars of light soared into the sky simultaneously, and three monster silhouettes slowly materialized.
"So amazing." Mickey's eyes were dull, unable to comprehend the complexity yet deeply awed by the sheer power.
He still didn't understand the combos, but with so many monsters on the field, it had to be strong!
The Slit-Mouthed Woman didn't seem overly panicked; it seemed that, in her eyes, the opponent's monsters weren't entirely terrifying yet.
It was that highly sentient [Mementotlan] that made her extremely wary.
Domain Duels did not feature card text searches; the duel system only displayed relevant effects, and unactivated card effects remained hidden.
Both sides relied entirely on intelligence and reconnaissance.
"[Hypnocorn] and [Goblin], two monsters for a Link Summon!" Li Guanqi shouted, "Link Summon!"
"Field Arrest!"
"Link-2, [S:P Little Knight]!"
Attack Points: 1600
A cute kunoichi wearing a mask, wielding a short blade, heroically appeared.
The official spokesperson of the Spirit Detention Office—[S:P Little Knight]!
"Activate the effect of [Memento Fusion] in the Graveyard."
"Banish this card, destroy [Cacoon] on the field, and add—"
Li Guanqi's voice paused slightly. Searching for a Spell or Trap card here, he felt a bit uncertain.
He basically already had the archetype's Spells and Traps in his hand, and [Fracture Dance] could even be set back to the Graveyard during the End Phase; his search was already overflowing.
He would have to take a duplicate card.
He reviewed the effects of each Spell and Trap card, suddenly catching sight of a line of text, and his eyes lit up.
[Memento Skull Burst] ①: If you control a "Memento" monster, monsters the opponent controls that can attack must attack the monster among them with the highest ATK.
"Memento is this interesting?" Li Guanqi slowly curved his lips into a sly smile.
He suppressed his smile, returned to his deadpan expression, and said: "I add [Memento Skull Burst] to my hand."
"The effect of [Cacoon], add the banished [Memento Fusion] to my hand."
The single card in his hand flared with intense light.
Li Guanqi frowned slightly, maintaining a hint of vigilance as he played that card: "Return [Hypnocorn], [Ghoul], [Twin Dragon], [Goblin], and [Horse] from my Graveyard to the Deck."
"Special Summon—"
He held the card high, and a wisp of dark aura crept along the card, spreading up his arm.
"King of the Nether Realm, descend!"
"[Underworld Combined Dragon - Mementotlan Combined]!"
Attack Points: 5000
The sky was covered by pitch-black storm clouds, lightning crisscrossed, and white bones from all around drifted into the upper air, intersecting and fusing. The colossal shadow emitted a suffocating pressure.
"[Mementotlan Combined]..." The Slit-Mouthed Woman's complexion turned pale instantly, a flash of terror crossing her eyes.
What on earth is this monster? Its sentience is even stronger than [Mementotlan]!
A halo expanded around [Mementotlan Combined], flickering with unstable golden light.
Mickey / Slit-Mouthed Woman: "What?!"
A golden halo was the symbol of an Epic card.
Li Guanqi looked up at the golden halo, his consciousness growing hazy, and chaotic voices flashed through his mind.
...
"What does a matrilocal son-in-law mean?"
"Does it mean staying together at home?"
...
"How tragic."
"How tragic, Li Guanqi."
...
"If we could do it all over again."
"Would you still shout with me?"
...
"Clang—" Like shattered glass, Li Guanqi's consciousness snapped violently back to reality.
The ruthless automated referee popped up a prompt projection.
[End Main Phase?]
[15...]
[14...]
If there was no action for 15 seconds, the automated referee would pop up a projection prompt with a 15-second countdown.
Li Guanqi hurriedly said: "Set four cards, end turn."
Slap, slap, slap. He expertly set his cards.
"End Phase."
"Activate the effect of [Memento Palace], set [Memento Fracture Dance] from my Graveyard to my field."
"Your turn to play."
he said emotionlessly.
"Three upfront, five set behind?!" The Slit-Mouthed Woman's face contorted, "A quasi-Epic card, I never expected this."
"The waters in Section 5 are this deep."
Rationality Rate: 60% → 58%
She had done thorough research before daring to come to Bianyuelong, never imagining the waters here were so deep.
Holding a quasi-Epic card and working as an ordinary investigator?
Mickey, the ordinary investigator, was completely dumbfounded: "Is this archetype seriously this ridiculously OP?!"
When I duel, the opponent just passes over my Little Knight.
When he duels, he has a full board of three upfront and five set behind, plus a Field Spell?!